In our experience, MdDS patients who were treated with physical therapy or vestibular rehabilitation did not have a significant improvement in their symptomatology or their QOL.
Is MdDS a vestibular disorder?
Mal de debarquement (MDD) is a rare and poorly understood disorder of the vestibular system that results in a phantom perception of self- motion typically described as rocking, bobbing or swaying.
What helps with MdDS?
- Low doses of clonazepam, a benzodiazepine medication related to Valium (diazepam), are helpful in most persons with MdDS. ...
- We have also had some recent success with treatment of MdDS with venlafaxine - -this is an antidepressant that is very useful in migraine.
